Yes, there are some good theories of that.
On a simplified level, it is beneficial to us to be able to make connections between things - to see causality and thus to be able to learn to intentionally manipulate our environment. But we take this a bit far and see causality where there isn't any so we tend to believe in miracles and the supernatural. The good thing of that is we build rituals upon it and those rituals have made for stronger tribal societies. That's good until we run up against other tribes with different rituals. Then we start making up new rituals that help us conquer the other tribes - this helps our genes pass on.
It is also beneficial for children to listen to elders without questioning. It makes for a safer upbringing and makes it more likely our genes will survive. If this carries over into adulthood, we tend to not question superstition. And that enforces our belief in God.
2007-03-18 05:34:14
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answered by Anonymous
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Actually that is a very true statement. They did evolve to be obsessed with God, and it does not take an evolutionist to explain it, it is deeply psychological.
Religion started as polytheistic, as to explain natural weather phenomena that was beyond the grasp of knowledge at the time. It must have been pretty scary fo be caught in a violent storm and have no idea how these things were happening.
Monotheistic religions evolved much later from their polytheistic counterpoints. As has easily been seen in the past and can be seen in the present, religion spreads through violence, fear, and families. All three of the Abrahamic monotheistic religions today have a violent past, and once a religion grows large, it can feed of family lineage to keep its roots going.
2007-03-18 05:35:19
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answered by Anonymous
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The evolution of humans from earlier primates and even earlier placental mammals is well known. You would know this if you had taken a college or even good high school class in biology. Go spend a little time browsing the Tree of Life Web projet below and you'll get a small taste of what is known. Note carefully the extensive lists of references to peer-reviewed scientific journal articles.
What this has to do with "obsession with god" is beyond me. There are many theists who have no problems reconciling evolution with their faith. It's the theists who can't do this reconciliation that have the problem.
2007-03-18 05:38:11
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answered by Jim L 5
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are you able to coach me the place a scientifically qualified evolutionist EVER made this sort of fact? heavily...in basic terms one single source to confirm your declare that it extremely is even what evolutionists think of handed off and not what you're intellectually disingenuous and featuring fake strawmen arguments. because of the fact i'm notably particular all and sundry knowledgeable with regard to the subject might hypothesize that they co-developed slowly over an prolonged volume of time and have been in all probability particularly interchangeable before everything (and for an prolonged time) and in basic terms differentiated for the duration of many generations because it proved to be a useful survival income to accomplish that. in addition they might have developed early in the technique (particularly talking) and speciation of maximum complicated multicellular animals might have come after the fact and inherited the trait for differentiated sexes, no longer any opposite direction around (all modern-day species first and then all of them improve sexes later on). For bonus factors, with out going and finding it up, do you even comprehend what the definition of lady and male is from an evolutionary, clinical P.O.V.? And in case you prefer to ask an evolutionist this question, ask it in technology the place people qualified to respond to can accomplish that and end hiding in the back of the shelter of religion and posting clinical questions in religious boards to keep away from having to stand surely solutions.
2016-10-02 08:06:38
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answered by ? 4
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Could you try reading your question before posting it next time? I had to read it several times to figure out what you might be asking.
There are many theories as to why the belief in god came up in the population - ask the anthropologists. But the evolutionary biologists tend to focus on the physical aspects, not the emotional ones. You may as well ask how evolution could be true, since it doesn't predict necessarily that you'll go to Wal-Mart today.
2007-03-18 05:33:14
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answered by eri 7
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We evolved to be capable of curiosity and imagination, both of which are extremely useful to survival. The problem is that when you become curious about something that you just can't explain, you sometimes imagine an explanation. Eventually people start to believe it, and you get a religion.
2007-03-18 05:33:31
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answered by Anonymous
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There are currently scientists who are studying the evolution of belief. It was a very interesting article in last Sunday's New York Times Magazine.
2007-03-18 05:32:34
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answered by Yogini 6
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You might want to read "Why God Won't Go Away," by Andrew Newberg, but judging by your language skills, I suspect you don't read much at all.
2007-03-18 05:45:24
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answered by Anonymous
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They can.
Seeing patterns and inventing supernatural causes for those patterns gave early humans comfort, allowed them to find meaning in the universe.
Today, we are still driven to explore the universe and try to figure out how it works. But our methods have improved enough to allow us to do it scientifically, instead of inventing stories of how we think it should be, we can experiment and find out how it really happens.
2007-03-18 05:32:49
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answered by Anonymous
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No such thing as an evolutionist and it can be explained.
Some are less intelligent than others
2007-03-18 05:31:42
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answered by rosbif 6
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